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San Jose Fire Department, the Glossary

The San José Fire Department (SJFD) provides firefighting, rescue and emergency medical services to the city of San Jose, California, United States.^[1]

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Fire departments in California
Government agencies established in 1854

Advanced life support

Advanced Life Support (ALS) is a set of life saving protocols and skills that extend basic life support to further support the circulation and provide an open airway and adequate ventilation (breathing).

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Aircraft rescue and firefighting

Aircraft rescue and firefighting (ARFF) is a type of firefighting that involves the emergency response, mitigation, evacuation, and rescue of passengers and crew of aircraft involved in aviation accidents and incidents.

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Arson

Arson is the act of willfully and deliberately setting fire to or charring property.

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Battalion chief

A battalion chief is the rank and title of a subordinate fire chief or commanding officer in the firefighting command structure.

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California

California is a state in the Western United States, lying on the American Pacific Coast.

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County (United States)

In the United States, a county or county equivalent is an administrative or political subdivision of a U.S. state or other territories of the United States which consists of a geographic area with specific boundaries and usually some level of governmental authority.

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Dangerous goods

Dangerous goods (DG), are substances that when transported are a risk to health, safety, property or the environment.

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Defibrillation

Defibrillation is a treatment for life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias, specifically ventricular fibrillation (V-Fib) and non-perfusing ventricular tachycardia (V-Tach).

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Donner Party

The Donner Party, sometimes called the Donner–Reed Party, were a group of American pioneers who migrated to California in a wagon train from the Midwest.

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Emergency medical services

Emergency medical services (EMS), also known as ambulance services or paramedic services, are emergency services that provide urgent pre-hospital treatment and stabilisation for serious illness and injuries and transport to definitive care.

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Emergency medical technician

An emergency medical technician (often, more simply, EMT) is a medical professional that provides emergency medical services.

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FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Task Force

World Trade Center after the 9/11 attacks A FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Task Force (US&R Task Force) is a team of individuals specializing in urban search and rescue, disaster recovery, and emergency triage and medicine.

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Fire prevention

Fire prevention is a function of many fire departments.

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Firefighting

Firefighting is a profession aimed at controlling and extinguishing fire.

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Law enforcement officer

A law enforcement officer (LEO),, or police officer or peace officer in North American English, is a public-sector or private-sector employee whose duties primarily involve the enforcement of laws, protecting life & property, keeping the peace, and other public safety related duties.

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Lists of populated places in the United States

The following is a set–index article, providing a ''list of lists'', for the cities, towns and villages within the jurisdictional United States.

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Los Angeles

Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the most populous city in the U.S. state of California.

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National Wildfire Coordinating Group

The National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) was formed in the United States as a result of the aftermath of a major wildfire season in 1970, including the Laguna Fire.

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Rescue

Rescue comprises responsive operations that usually involve the saving of life, removal from danger, liberation from restraint, or the urgent treatment of injuries after an incident.

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San Diego

San Diego is a city on the Pacific Ocean coast in Southern California located immediately adjacent to the Mexico–United States border.

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San Jose City Hall

San José City Hall is the seat of the municipal government of San Jose, California.

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San Jose Police Department

The San Jose Police Department (SJPD) is the police agency for San Jose, California.

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San Jose, California

San Jose, officially the paren), is the largest city in Northern California by both population and area. With a 2022 population of 971,233, it is the most populous city in both the Bay Area and the San Jose–San Francisco–Oakland Combined Statistical Area—which in 2022 had a population of 7.5 million and 9.0 million respectively—the third-most populous city in California after Los Angeles and San Diego, and the 13th-most populous in the United States.

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Santa Clara County, California

Santa Clara County, officially the County of Santa Clara, is the sixth-most populous county in the U.S. state of California, with a population of 1,936,259 as of the 2020 census.

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Santana Row

Santana Row (abbreviated as SR or The Row) is an upscale residential and commercial district of West San Jose in San Jose, California.

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U.S. state

In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50.

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United States

The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.

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Urban search and rescue

Urban search and rescue (abbreviated as USAR or US&R) is a type of technical rescue operation that involves the location, extrication, and initial medical stabilization of victims trapped in an urban area, namely structural collapse due to natural disasters, war, terrorism or accidents, mines and collapsed trenches.

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Urban Search and Rescue California Task Force 3

Urban Search and Rescue California Task Force 3 or CA-TF3 is a FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Task Force based in Menlo Park, California.

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Wildland fire engine

A wildland fire engine or brush truck is a fire engine specifically designed to assist in fighting wildfires by transporting firefighters to the scene and providing them with access to the fire, along with water or other equipment.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Jose_Fire_Department

Also known as SJFD.